Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of women who give birth in the selected public and private health facilities in Bahir Dar city, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 708).
| Variables | Category | Public health facilities (N = 356) | Private health facilities(N = 352) | Total (N = 708) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | ||
| Age in years | 15–19 | 11(3.1) | 2(.6) | 13(1.8) |
| 20–24 | 96(27.0) | 55(15.6) | 151(21.3) | |
| 25–29 | 137(38.5) | 140(39.8) | 277(39.1) | |
| 30–34 | 71(19.9) | 98(27.8) | 169(23.9) | |
| 35–39 | 41(11.5) | 57(16.2) | 98(13.8) | |
| Residency | Rural | 62(17.4) | - | 62(8.8) |
| Urban | 294(82.6) | 352(100) | 646(91.2) | |
| Marital status | Single | 6(1.7) | 1(0.3) | 7(1.0) |
| Married | 344(96.6) | 350(99.4) | 694(98.8) | |
| Divorced | 3(0.8) | 1(0.3) | 4(0.6) | |
| Widowed | 3(0.8) | - | 3(0.4) | |
| Women Educational status | No formal education | 107(29.6) | 3(0.9) | 110(15.5) |
| Primary school (1–8) | 89(24.6) | 39(11.1) | 128(18.1) | |
| Secondary9-12) | 92(25.4) | 95(26.9) | 187(26.4) | |
| Collage and above | 68(18.8) | 215(61.1) | 283(40.0) | |
| Women Occupation | Housewife | 189(53.1) | 154(43.8) | 343(48.4) |
| Government employee | 44(12.4) | 157(44.6) | 201(28.4) | |
| Private employee | 27(7.6) | 26(7.4) | 53(7.5) | |
| Farmer | 41(11.6) | - | 41(5.8) | |
| Merchant | 37(10.4) | 14(4.0) | 51(7.2) | |
| Daily labour | 10(2.8) | - | 10(1.4) | |
| Student | 8(2.2) | 1(0.3) | 9(1.3) | |
| Spouse educational status | No formal education | 99(28.6) | 3(0.9) | 102(14.6) |
| Primary school (1–8) | 53(15.3) | 12(3.4) | 65(9.5) | |
| Secondary (9–12) | 83(24.0) | 59(16.8) | 142(20.3 | |
| College and above | 111(32.1) | 277(78.7) | 388(55.70 | |
| Spouse occupation | Government employee | 97(28.2) | 182(51.7) | 279(40.1) |
| Self-employee | 85(24.7) | 106(30.1) | 191(27.5) | |
| Farmer | 59(17.2) | - | 59(8.5) | |
| Merchant | 88(25.6) | 57(16.2) | 145(20.9) | |
| Others* | 15(4.2) | 6(1.7) | 21(3.0) | |
| Wealth index | Lowest | 76(21.3) | 9(2.6) | 85(12.0) |
| Second | 68(19.1) | 111(31.5) | 179(25.3) | |
| Medium | 66(18.5) | 67(19.0) | 133(18.8) | |
| Fourth | 103(28.9) | 103(29.3) | 206(29.1) | |
| Highest | 43(12.1) | 62(17.6) | 105(14.8) |
*Daily labour, none governmental organization